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UPDATE 11/21: Baldwin Park’s measure CB is now ahead by 273 votes. 11/17: Baldwin Park’s measure has pulled ahead by 16 votes. We will continue to update as results are finalized. Thirty-seven local ballot measures in 31 California cities or counties addressing cannabis licensing and/or taxation appeared on November 8, 2022 ballots (or the 10/19 …
Tickets to view the Zoom recording of the 11/12 program are available! Visit this link and click on the Zoom option. You will then be sent a link to view the 2-hour, informative and fun program featuring Keith Stroup, John Sinclair, Gordon Brownell, Michael & Michelle Aldrich and more. FREE: Historical Slideshow from Event All are invited …
Read about more races at NORML’s Smoke the Vote Guide • Statewide Offices • Key Congressional Races • Key State Senate Races • Key Assembly Races • Local Races • Local Measures STATEWIDE OFFICES Gavin Newsom for Governor – winning with 57.9% of the vote Newsom signed all the major cannabis reform bills that came …
President Joe Biden announced he intends to pardon anyone with a federal conviction for marijuana possession, directing AG Garland to develop a procedure for clearing the records of an estimated 6500 Americans carrying past convictions. While the move will not release anyone currently in prison for federal marijuana sales or cultivation convictions, it will help …
Celebrate Cal NORML’s 50th Anniversary with These Specials: Cal NORML is celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2022. We have been successfully advocating for the rights of cannabis consumers in California since we were founded in 1972. To celebrate, we’re offering business membership specials. Help us keep up the momentum with our essential legislative campaigns like …
SACRAMENTO, September 18 – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed several measures to strengthen California’s cannabis laws, expand the legal cannabis market and redress the harms of cannabis prohibition. Among the bills signed were AB 2188 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), a Cal NORML-sponsored bill that protects Californians from employment discrimination based on their use …
UPDATED 9/6/2022 Gov. Newsom has signed a bill (AB 1954 – Quirk) to protect the right of patients to medical treatment if they use marijuana, and the right of physicians and clinics to treat them. The bill was sponsored by Cal NORML and co-sponsored by Americans for Safe Access. “Many physicians are under the mistaken …
Please donate to Cal NORML to support our advocacy work, or join as a regular or business member: Cal NORML regular membership Business Membership with Free Listing $25.00 – $100.00 / year SPECIAL: $45/month – $450/year UPDATE 9/18/22 – Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Protect Employment Rights of Cannabis Consumers, Other Reform Measures 9/1/22 – The …
UPDATE 8/30: AB 2188 has passed through the Senate (in a 27-11 vote, a 2/3 majority) and also passed a concurrence vote in the Assembly. The bill is now on its way to the desk of the Governor, who will have until September 30 to sign it into law. Write a …